Fish-dam.



J. P. & E. C. SGHUTI'.

FISH DAM.

APPLICATION Hmm AUG. s, 1913.

1,098,645, Patented June 2, 1914.

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commun PLANDGRAPH co., WASHIN c4 J. F. & E. C. SCHUTT.

FISH DAM.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. a, 191s.

1,698,645, Patented June 2, 1914.

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@woe/nimm n.' A /l COLUMUIA PLANOGRAPM co.` WASHINGTON. D. c,

UNITED OFFICE.

JOHN F. SCHUTT AND EMIL C. SCHUTT, 0F BROCKPORT, NEW YORK.

FISH-13AM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 2, 1914.

Application led August 1913. Serial No. 783,733.

To all vwho/1ul it iii/c i/ confer-1i Re 'it known that we, JOHN l?.fficmvrr and i EMIL C. Sonn'r'r, citizens ot the United States, residingat Brockport, in the county of Monroe and State oit' New York have invented certain new and useful 'improve ments in li`ish-Dams; and we dohereby declare the tollowinij1 to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in lish dams andhas for its object the provision of a device oit' the above characterwhich will prevent small trout or other fish trom entering the stream.

Another object of our invention the provision of such a device whichwill permit logs, timber and the like to pass over the dam.

A still further object of our invention is the provision of such adevice which will materially assist such timbers in passing down thestream.

W'ith the above and other objects in view we now proceed to describe ourinvention in the following specification and accompany ing' drawings, inwhich,

Figure l is a side view of our improved fish dam, showing` the abutmentsin section and the interior mechanism of the device, Fig. 2 is a frontview of our improved fish dam showing the same in place7 and Fig. 3 is atop plan view oit a portion oit our iniproved fish dam.

Referring' to the drawings by characters ot reference l indicates thebottom of the creek which is formed between the walls Q. A suitablefoundation 3 is laid in a' pit form ing` the bottoni ot' the creek andis preferably ot concrete or any other suitable material. Thisfoundation 3 has extending upwardly therel'rom and at right anglesthereto the wall 4f which is formed integrally with the .'l'ound ationalong the edge which is presented up stream. Along` the opposite edgeol." the foundation 'is formed the wall 5, the use ot which will be more:tully hereinafter described. ln angularly attending` portion 6 lisformed integrally with the wall l: at its upper extremity and isprovided with an aperture through which the water is adapted to 'flowwhen the device is in use, LEX- tendinp upwardly from the wall 5 andcast integrally therewith is preferably formed a per edge with asuitable recess in which the carrier wheel is adapted to be journaled.

Journalcd in the end walls ot' the chamber formed hy the walls 1t and 5is a suitable shatt l) intermediate the ends of which is secured a waterwheel l0. This water wheel preferably comprises the hub ll. and thespokes l2 which carry at their outer eX- tremities the paddles 13 whichare adapted to coperate with the water and cause the wheel to turn. Asuitable sprocket wheel ll is secured to the hub oi1 the water wheel,the use of which will be more fully hereinafter described.

.k suitable carrier wheel l5 having' the ribs,I lli 'tor-med on theperiphery thereof is carried on the shaft 1T which is journaled in thebez rino` formed in the sides ot the recess in which the carrier wheelis mounted. A` suitable sprocket wheel 18 is secured to the huh of thecarrier wheel and is adapt ed to be operated by means oit the chain 19which extends downwardly and over the sprocket wheel le which wasdescribed in the foregoing. A suitable Amiard 2() is secured to the wallS by any suitable means and adapted to prevent the water which held backby said wall from flowing out through the recess formed in the upperedge thereof.

A suitable liquid controllingl means preferably comprising` a disk 2l isrotatably mounted on the axle Q2 which extends trailsversely through thewall. This liquid controlling' means is adapted. to be so formed thatthe `tlow oit the water through the aperture 7 may he regulated.intermediate the ends of the aperture T and suitably secured therein ispret- ."ably provided a screen 22? which is adapted to prevent smalllish 'trom entering' the aperture and passinn' upwardly against the.flow o't' the water.

l't will bc apparent trom the foregoing that in operation the waterpassing; downwardly through the aperture i' will cause the wheel l0 torevolve`v which through the means 01" the. sprocket wheel 14. and thechain A19 will revolve th-c carrier wheel and any loes, timber or thelike will be carried over the dam and deposited on the other side andVhsh and the like will be prevented from entering' the stream above thedam.

While in the 'foregoing we have shown and described the preferred formof our invention we wish it to be understood that suitable wall 8 whichis provided in the upl we may chance the specific arrangement andcombination of parts without in any way departing from the spirit andscope of our invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is l. In a device of the character described a dam, anoutlet opening near the bottom of said dam, and adapted to permit waterto low outwardly, a ribbed wheel mounted at the upper edge of Said dam7to cause.

upper edge of the wall, and liexible means connected with two wheels tocause the carrier wheel to revolve as the water passes through theopening in the dam.

n a device of the character described a dani havingan outlet openingnear its lower edge and a recess in its upper edge wheels journaled inboth the outlet opening and the recess, the Wheel in the outlet openingbeing adapted to be revolved by the liquid as it passes therethrough7 aflexible member operatively connected to the wheels. and means tocontrol the flow oi liquid through the outlet opening.

In testimony whereof we ahX our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN F. SCHUTT. EMIL C. SCHUTT.

N/Titnesses NORTON KaNoUs, JOHN B/lcGRATH.

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